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3 PLENARY SESSIONS · 4 ROUNDTABLES
1 DISCUSSION PANEL
Time Zone: Santiago, Chile UTC - 3
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Technical Course 1
11:00
Variables fisioquímicas, mineralógicas y tecnológicas de la flotación de minerales y su impacto sobre los parámetros de eficiencia en los circuitos cerrados hídricos de las plantas concentradoras Dr. Leopoldo Gutiérrez, Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Technical Course 2:
14:30
Prediction in Geometallurgical Modeling Dr. Sebastian Avalos, Director, Advanced Predictive Mining Technology (APMT); Dr. Julian Ortiz, Associate Professor, The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, Canada
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3
Technical Course 3
16:00
Applications of Process Mineralogy Dr. Pia Lois-Morales, Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile; Sergio Moraga, Researcher, Advanced Mining Technology Center, Universidad de Chile
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4
Technical Course 4
15:00
Clay Tailings Management and Microscopic Scale Phenomena Dr. Ricardo Jeldres, Academic, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processes, Universidad de Antofagasta
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
Inaugural Ceremony
11:00
Words of Welcome
Mimy Mackenzie, Conferences and Publications Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Ferando Betancourt, Procemin-Geomet 2022 Co-organizer; Director, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Pía Lois-Morales, Procemin-Geomet 2022 Co-organizer; Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Ricardo Jeldres, Procemin-Geomet 2022 Co-organizer; Academic, Department Of Chemical and Mineral Processing Engineering, Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile
Julian Ortiz, Procemin-Geomet 2022 Co-organizer; Department Head / Associate Professor, Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, Canada
Cesar Sosa, Procemin-Geomet 2022 Chair; Manager of Mineral Processing, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
Plenary Session 1
Chair: Nancy Pérez, Project Excellence Manager, Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Codelco; Director, Empresa Nacional de Minería
11:30
Management Improvement Using Agile Methodology in Freeport-McMoRan Justin Cross, Vice-President Operational Improvement, Freeport Minerals, USA
12:00
World Political and Economic Scenario: How is the Mining Industry Projected? Juan Carlos Guajardo, Founder and Executive Director, Plusmining
Virtual Networking Meeting
12:30
Take a seat at the virtual tables - limited seating- to do a real and effective networking
Live Roundtable
Chair: Magin Torres, General Manager & Partner, Geositta SPA, Chile
15:00
Roundtable A: Process Optimization, New Process Design and Environmental Issues
Authors from the following sessions will be at this Roundtable:
Session 2: Data Analytics, Optimization and Control in Mineral Processing 
Session 3: New Process Designs 
Session 5: Recycling, Environmental Issues and Efficient Use of Resources
Boris Wolter, IntelliSense, UK
Pablo Vera, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Roe_Hoan Yoon, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA
Jacques Olivier, Western Australian School of Mines, Curtin University, Australia
Osvaldo Bascur, OSB Digital, LLC, USA
Jean Rojas, Compañía Minera del Pacífico – CMP, Chile
Chris Anderson, Glencore Technology, Australia
Sergio Sepúlveda, Fluor, Chile
Diego Poblete, Oulu Mining School, University of Oulu, Finland
Diego Mesa, Aminpro, Chile
Cristian Burgoa, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Renato Oliveira, WEIR Minerals, Netherlands
Lorenzo Reyes, Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Juan Yianatos, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Eduardo Ortega, Leitat Chile
Plenary Session 2
Chair: Cecilia Peschke, Studies Manager, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
16:30
Best Practices in Geomet for Plant Design and Production Forecast César Sosa, Manager of Mineral Processing, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
17:00
Continuous Improvement of Flotation Processes and Process Engineering with Advanced Analytics Claudio Blaña, Flotation and Water Recovery Superintendent, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile; Pablo Bustos, Daniela Carrillo, Rodrigo Ceballos, Osvaldo Escobar, Ricardo Maraboli and Lilian Zavala
17:30
The Jameson Concentrator, a Major Technology Evolution in Concentrators Glenn Stieper, Minerals Processing Manager, Glencore Technology, Australia
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Discussion Panel
Chair: David Vargas, Senior Consultant and Academic, Chile
11:00
Productivity and Mineral Processing: Advances, Challenges and Human Capital
Introductory Presentation
Human Resource Needs and Skills Required in the Mining Industry 
Beata Choragwicka-Majstrowicz, Vice-President of Human Resources, Sierra Gorda, Chile 
Panelists:
  • Beata Choragwicka-Majstrowicz, Vice-President of Human Resources, Sierra Gorda, Chile 
  • Edward Rybinski, Concentrator Manager, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Peru
  • Lorena Ferrada, Head of Plant Innovation, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile 
  • Juan José Opazo, Expert Services Senior ManagerMetso:Outotec, Chile 
  • Sebastián Campos, Talent Aquisition Senior Lead, Teck Quebrada Blanca 2, Teck Resources, Chile 
Live Roundtable
Chair: Magin Torres, General Manager & Partner, Geositta SPA, Chile
15:00
Roundtable B: Industrial Practices and Mineral Sampling
Authors from the following sessions will be at this Roundtable:
Session 1: Industrial Practices and Improvements in Mineral Processing
Session 7: Mineral Sampling, Sensors and QAQC
Hernan Guerrero, Mina Justa, Marcobre, Peru
Paulina Vallejos, Deptment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Marcelo Romero, Model Mining, USA and Chile
Jair Alarcon, Orica, Peru
Linda Ayedzi, ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia
Romke Kuyvenhoven, Metcelerate Australia
Claudio Martínez, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Sebastián Villalobos, Metso:Outotec, Finland
Reinaldo Novaes, FLSmidth, Brazil
Felipe Santibáñez-Leal, Advanced Laboratory for Geostatistical Supercomputing (ALGES), Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile
Henry Kurth, Scantech International, Australia
Michael Berner, Conveying Technology and Design of Mining Machinery, University of Leoben, Austria
Tomás Verdugo, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Felipe Valdés, Eriez Flotation, Chile
Giovanni Pamparana, MineSense Technologies, Canada
Live Roundtable
Chair: Claudio Blaña, Flotation and Thickening Superintendent, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
16:30
Roundtable C: Flotation Developments and Process Evaluation
Authors from the following sessions will be at this Roundtable:
Session 4: Flotation Fundamentals and Reagents
Session 8: Testing and Estimating Processes Performance
Richmond Asamoah, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia
Lina Uribe, Universidad de Talca, Chile
Linda Ayedzi, ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals, Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia
Luis Vinnett, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Victor Santa Cruz, Siderúrgica Huachipato, Chile
Marcela de Vera, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
José Guerra, Ausenco, Chile
Lucas Pereira, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Germany
Alex Doll, Alex G Doll Consulting, Canada
Vinícius Seminotti, Clariant Mining Solutions, Brazil/Chile
Nikolay Kolev, Relo-B, Bulgaria
Leiming Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Live Roundtable
Chair: Nicolás Miranda, Metallurgy Superintendent, SCM Lumina Copper, Caserones, Chile
18:00
Roundtable D: Developments and Applications of Geometallurgy
Authors from the following sessions will be at this Roundtable:
Session 6: Applied Mineralogy
Session 9: Geometallurgical Case Studies and Industrial Practices 
Session 10: Geometallurgical Characterization and Modeling
Jorge Ávila, Paula Fernández, Guiñez Ingeniería, Chile; and El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Cristian Jara, Outlier, Chile
Esteban Rodriguez, Aminpro, Chile
Francisco Marin, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Eduardo Cortes, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Claudia Plasencia, Hatch, Peru
Carolina Pérez, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Oscar Olvera, Ausenco, Canada
Cristian Burgoa, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Felipe Ibarra, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Viviana Pavez, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Julian Ortiz, The Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining, Queen’s University, Canada
Roberto Rolo, Geovariances, Brazil
Karin Quintana, GEOMAQ – Servicios Geológicos y Mineralógicos Integrales, Chile
Valentina Toledo, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Sebastian Avalos, Advanced Predictive Modeling Technology, Chile
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Plenary Session 3
Chair: Marcelo Rodríguez, Metallurgy Manager, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
09:30
Technology for Zero Emission and Zero Waste Concentrate Processing Igor Wilkomirsky, Full Professor, University of Concepción, Chile
10:00
Geometallurgical Analysis: Certainty and Auditability Claudia Maldonado, Senior Geometallurgy Engineer, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Conference Balance and Final Comments
10:30
Carlos Barahona, Executive Director, Procemin-Geomet 2022; General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Magin Torres, Program Director, Procemin-Geomet 2022; Consultant in Mineral Processing, Chile
César Sosa, Chair, Procemin-Geomet 2022; Manager of Mineral Processing, Freeport-McMoRan, USA
In-Person Farewell Cocktail
13:00
All registered participants are invited to participate in an In-Person Networking Cocktail
 Keep in mind:
- The Cocktail will be held at the Sheraton Santiago Hotel: Av. Sta. María 1742, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
- Participants must confirm their attendance before the Cocktail